cutthroat competition

cutthroat competition

Opposition that is especially fierce, relentless, or merciless. These school election breed some cutthroat competition. The students here will do just about anything to win, even if it means ruining each other's reputations. I never could handle the cutthroat competition of investment banking, so I decided to pursue something a bit more easygoing.
See also: competition, cutthroat
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • cutthroat
  • competition
  • put to the sword
  • be put to the sword
  • cutthroat prices
  • red in tooth and claw
  • make demands of
  • make demands of (one)
  • crawl (all) over each other
  • with the gloves off
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Chan Kim and Renee Maugorgne argues that cutthroat competition results in nothing but a bloody red ocean of rivals fighting over a shrinking profit pool.
Tesco have also been struggling against cutthroat competition from discount stores such as Aldi and Lidl.
Updating of knowledge is imperative to meet the new challenges in the education sector, he said adding "there is a cutthroat competition at the worldover and the survival is only for the fittest".
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Living in the age of cutthroat competition, it's important to follow what you preach.
ROYAL OYALO Mail have warned daily deliveries are under threat because of cutthroat competition. The postal giants, who have seen their profits slump by PS74million, say allowing rivals to cherry-pick lucrative business contracts could mean their six-day-a-week service is no longer viable.
While the operators of some of these companies have started trying their hand at related businesses, others want to wind up their activities in the face of cutthroat competition in a market where several players are vying for space.
And so as a result our sales force needs to change, and the days of cutthroat competition need to be replaced, and is being replaced, by dedicated sales resources that are solely and maniacally focused on their particular clients and helping their particular clients succeed."